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Questions 3 and 4 will be based on the following news item.
問題3和問題4是基于下面這則新聞的。
Elephants are used to entertain foreign and domestic tourists in Thailand.
在泰國，大象被用來娛樂國內外游客。
As visitors prefer younger animals, the value of a young elephant has soared to around $33,000.
因游客喜愛幼象，因此一頭小象的價格飆升至3.3萬美元左右。
To meet this demand, smugglers in Myanmar capture and tame wild elephants from the country's shrinking herds.
為滿足這一市場需求，緬甸一些走私販開始獵捕并馴化為數不多的野生大象。
The young elephants are caught in pit-traps, cruelly beaten to break their spirits and then smuggled across the border.
大象遭走私販陷阱捕捉后被殘暴對待，直到馴化后再被越境販賣。
The Thai authorities have cracked down on this trade with some success over the past two years,
過去的兩年里，泰國政府已采取措施堅決打擊這一非法交易，
but campaigners believe that criminals are now stocking up,
但仍然有一些不法之徒蠢蠢欲動，
ready to transport the animals once again, when restrictions end.
準備當限制結束時伺機再度販賣大象。
Traffic and other campaigners want to see a toughening up of the laws in Thailand.
泰國交通部及其他相關人士希望強化法律規定。
Elephants don't have to be registered there until they are eight years old, creating an opportunity for smuggling.
因法律規定大象在滿8歲之前不用登記，這一漏洞為走私販創造了機會。
According to researchers, the extra strain put on by the smuggling of live young elephants
研究表明，大量走私幼象
could threaten the long-term survival of the species in Myanmar.
很可能會威脅到緬甸境內象群的長期生存。
Question 3.What are elephants used to do in Thailand?
問題3.大象在泰國的主要作用是什么？
Question 4.According to the news, what may create an opportunity for smuggling elephants?
問題4.根據上述新聞，是什么為販賣大象創造了機會？
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